2 Questions

[RDSPYDR]

I am quite busy working under the dash trying to get some of my winter work donw on the car and I have a few more questions ( yes , it is okay to groan ).

I was working on the dash ( well it is been disassembled quite a bit ) and noticed on back of the fiber optic light socket that the socket only had 1 set of wires attached to it. How is it grounded ? Should it have a ground wire ? If so, one of the spade terminals is broke.

One other question concerning the heater core. With the fan removed I noticed what looks to be a copper wire with rubber spacers spaced out on the under side of the heater core. What is it's purpose and should it be hooked to anything ?

Thank you for enlightening one so FIAT ignorant.

[lanciahf]

The fiber optic light socket is grounded by being screwed into the metal under the dash. In other words it is self grounding by how the socket is mounted.


Ralph

[htchevyii]

The stock heater valve had some sort of goofy auto temp control. I think the probe you see is supposed to keep the heater temp stable, but I'm not quite sure how or how well it works, all my cars have aftermarket valves.

[mdrburchette]

I don't think the auto temp control works. My shoes still melt.